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Corporate and Commercial Disputes

Legal skills and experience necessary to ensure that your rights are protected

We have decades of litigation experience through one of our predecessor firms, Mori Sogo. We are often called upon to handle the most important corporate and commercial disputes that have the potential to materially impact the parties involved. Our litigation expertise extends to all manner of disputes involving corporate governance issues, including shareholder derivative lawsuits, securities litigation, appraisal rights, cases challenging the validity of director and shareholder resolutions, and injunctions to prevent various corporate activities.

Corporate and Commercial Disputes：People

Corporate and Commercial Disputes：News

Dec. 20, 2023Awards: Yoshinori Tatsuno listed in "Litigators of Asia 2023" by ALB
Aug. 3, 2021Awards: 13 of our lawyers were selected as Japan’s Top 100 Lawyers 2021 in Asia Business Law Journal
Apr. 16, 2021Awards: Hiroshi Yamauchi Received High Evaluation From Euromoney’s White Collar Crime Expert Guide 2021
Apr. 30, 2020Awards: Hiroshi Yamauchi Received High Evaluation From Euromoney’s White Collar Crime Expert Guide 2020

Corporate and Commercial Disputes：Seminars

Dec. 13, 2023External Seminars: "Initial Responses When Fraud and Misconduct are Discovered: Skills and Knowledge that Should be Possessed as a Person in Charge of Legal Affairs and Compliance"
Nov. 6, 2023External Seminars: "Corporate Strategy Seminar (4th Seminar of 2023) - Trends in and Key Points of Recent Fraud and Misconduct Cases"
Aug. 25, 2023 - Dec. 19, 2023External Seminars: "Fifth Term Secretariat Study Session on Board of Directors Management (5 sessions in total)"
Jul. 26, 2023 - Aug. 21, 2023External Seminars: "Third Training Seminar for New Board of Directors Secretariat Staff (3 sessions)"
Jul. 24, 2023 - Sep. 7, 2023External Seminars: "Officers’ Meeting regarding Board of Directors Management (3 meetings in total)"

Corporate and Commercial Disputes：Publications

Magazine Panel Discussion: "Round-Table Talk: Current Status and Issues Concerning Misconduct Investigations (Part 1) - Issues on Independent Committees, etc."
Article: "In-Depth: Shareholder Rights and Activism Review Edition 9 - Japan Chapter"
Magazine Article: "M&A and Shareholder Activism"
Magazine Article: "Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Laws (Vol. 3): Cybersecurity and the Companies Act - Development of Internal Control Systems and Dealing with Ransomware"
Magazine Article: "Practical Issues Concerning Joint Ventures (3) - Including from the Perspective of Operating of Joint Ventures"